Court Preparation for the Medical and Legal Professional in Child Abuse
July 19 - 21, 2012 / Salt Lake City, UT

This training is designed to cross train medical and legal professional at the same time allowing them to understand each other’s roles and to effectively team together to fight child abuse.

Medical Topics to be covered include:

• Role of the Child Abuse Medical Provider
• Abusive Head Trauma
• Abdominal and cutaneous traumas
• Guidelines and standards of care for possible SA victims
• Genital findings
• Testifying as a medical expert
• Hearsay
• Memory and suggestibility
• Mock trial for the medical professional

Legal Topics to be covered include:

• Trial tactics
• Ethical considerations
• Direct and cross examination of witnesses
• Preparing children for court
• Role of the Medical Provider
• Abusive head, abdominal and cutaneous trauma
• Child sexual abuse
• Hearsay
• Mock trial

More Information:
Nancy Engel
Western Regional Children's Advocacy Center
423 S. Cascade Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Tel: 866 592 4272
Fax: 719 636 1912
Website: http://www.westernregionalcac.org/training-for-professionals/court-prep-for-medical-a-legal.html

Restoring Hope: The Power of Social Work
July 22 - 25, 2012 / Washington, DC

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) will bring together hundreds of Social Workers and other helping professionals from across the country to expand their understanding about the importance of hope and resiliency in their work. Participants will enhance their understanding about the clinical and community uses of hope, discuss best practices, and identify topics for future research. Social Work is the profession of hope, and this conference will provide an opportunity for social workers from every area of practice to refocus on the ideal that brought them to the profession in the first place. Social Workers recognize the resiliency and strengths in others and build on these to help clients and communities prevent crises and solve seemingly intractable problems.

Location: Marriott Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC 20008

More Information:
National Association of Social Workers
750 First Street, NE, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20002-4241
Email: hope@naswdc.org
Website: http://www.socialworkers.org/nasw/conferences/hope2012/default.asp